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Head Coaches,

This is the FINAL WEEK for you to register your middle school program for participation in the Kentucky Middle School Football Association for the 2013-2014 school year.

SEPTEMBER 1st, 2013 is the cutoff date.

Please don't wait. Register now so we can at least work with you to get you on board and allow your middle school program an opportunity to compete on a state level.

JTB

KENTUCKY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 2013 MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL

Please note the proposed regulatory changes to middle school athletics has not yet become law and, if adopted, will only apply starting in the 2014-2015 school year. We have been advised that there was no intent to interfere with the Association's activities and plan to follow-up in an effort to avoid any unintended consequences.

Should you have any questions on membership, the 2013 Rules, or the proposed regulation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

To register/renew your middle school football program membership for the 2013 Football Season, please complete the on-line form listed below and review the attached material to make sure your team will comply with the 2013 Rules adopted by the membership during the Annual Meeting. All forms for the 2013 Football Season will be posted on-line at the Association's website atwww.kymiddleschoolfootball.com orwww.kymsfa.com before the start of the season.


2013 KYMSFA Membership Registration/Renewal On-Line Form

http://www.formstack.com/forms/KYMSFA-me...on_2013-v3


Please remember that your Verified Roster Eligibility Form is due to be submitted to the Association bySeptember 1st, together with team picture and logo (if we do not already have it on file). Should you have any questions, please let us know. You will receive the form/link upon registration.

As a result of the Annual Meeting, there are some minor changes that were adopted this year that should be reviewed carefully. Membership fees have remained the same ($250/member). A copy of the 2013 Rules, together with a Form 4 adopted specifically for middle school athletics (if you are required to use the KHSAA Form 4, you may use an addendum which will apply the terms to middle school football; the addendum is attached) and the playoff checklist, are attached for review and consideration. Membership and other forms can be found on the website atwww.kymiddleschoolfootball.com(membership). Should you have any questions concerning the Rules or the Playoff System for 2013, please any of the board members or regional directors know.

Should any conference need a representative from the Association to attend their annual meeting, please advise and a board member will volunteer to attend the meeting to address any questions.

Kentucky Middle School Football Association
2800 Lexington Financial Center
250 West Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Telephone: 859-229-7851
Telecopy: 859-231-0011
[email]kymsfa@kymiddleschoolfootball.com[/email]

Did any of the Letcher middle football schools register?

Will the KMSFA continue to exist when the KHSAA begins overseeing middle school sports next year, or is this the association's last year of existence?

cougarpride08 Wrote:Did any of the Letcher middle football schools register?

Yes, I believe that LCC has registered.

@CougarPride - Looking through my registration confirmations, I do see that Letcher has registered online.

JTB

@Gitback Coach - we have had several inital meetings with the KHSAA.

In their words - "middle school football is the most organized sport of them all at that level (including basketball). And that is because of the KMSFA."

They want us to continue to operate the way we have. They recognize that we have regulations, training requirements, rules, the playoff system, etc. in place. The challenges for the KHSAA with regards to middle school are all of the other sports (soccer, archery, softball, volleyball, etc) where there is literally a vaccum with regards to regulations. Football, basketball and wrestling already have state associations for their sports at our level, respectively.

The "issue" (if you want to call it that), will be getting all of the middle schools in the state who play football to stop hemming and hawing and get on board.

I will also say that the $250/year membership fee teams pay currently to the KMFSA that we use for operating expenses will be a drop in the bucket compared to what these new regulations will require middle school athletic departmens to pay to the KHSAA for all sports. We've already been asked - how do you do it?

skiing-pt Wrote:Yes, I believe that LCC has registered.

Thanks for the info!

Welcome to the party LCC Middle, It's a blast. From a former Cowan Bulldog(on first team Cowan put together)and Whitesburg Yellowjacket.

Telling your age Grandpa. You will be getting senior discounts soon!!!nicker:nicker:nicker: